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The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-19
FIVE CHILDREN BURNED
TO DEATH In THE PRESENCE OF
THEIk PARENTS.
Pleading With Their Father TO fave
Them From Their HOrri-
BILE Fate.

MoRRILToE, ARK, February 18-
From Mr.. j. 4. Bates, who srlivsd
here from Roseville, Logon county, to-
day, the partiC u ars Of most horrible
holocaust are lesrned. Roseville is a
is a small town located on the Arkan-
sss river about thirty five miles from
this place Mr.. Bates eays that at an
early hour thus morning, a few miles
from the above pls &c, the home of a
farmer named PendeIgtass took
fire from some unknown
cause aud five Of his children were
burned in the fl ,mts before relief
cou'd be rendered. Mr.. Pendergrass
and his wife cot out of the building
just before il fell in aud few moments
before the children were led, and
it is said that the pleas that C me from
the doomed children's ro9m for their
papa TO help them were hear rendiEg
IN the strongest sense Of the term. Ii
ia supposed, Mr.. Bates says, that the
b'ys-al five were boys from 10 to
Is yeays--left a candle burning in
the BEDROOM on retiring fer the night,
snd tia the fire caught from the cam
die, and the room being 10 the sec Opd
story escape was Gu. off, ard the chill
oisn were for ced to behold their ap-
proschiDg end-an end mere terrible
titan words eau picIure-!u ly aware
tina; 10 one brief moment life wUu d
be over with them. The whole OF
Logan couRty which joins his county,
is said to be bowed Gown with sorrow
at the horrible end of the Psndergass
hoVg
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-19
rHE FARMERs munr MOVE.

II is with satisfaction we observe
that earnest efforts are being made to
bring abou. concert Of effort among
the farmers, for the protection Of their
own interests. We recently noticed
the stinipg appeal upon this subj 'ct
made in The Printers Journal, and that
appeal will be continued in the next,
tho Marco number. To the powerful
influence Of this journal is now added
the ab q tupport of The STATE Wheel, a
haudsome paper published at Jack
SON, Trnn., the first number OF which
aopered lat week, Abiurlng poll
tics, 1t will devote its energies to the
interests OF the farmer. Earnestly
and Wig Iously ii calls upon the farm
ers N prepare 10 help thsmselves,
by union, for common effort and
common defer use. 1t poiats out
tina. merchants have their boards
Of trade, politicians their clubs
spectators ID eir exchanges, lawyers
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-19
WAR INEVITABLE
BETWEEN THE FRENCH AND
GERMANS.
tire Liberty of Action ana Re-
strict Germany.

ST. PETERSBURG, February 49, is
semi. officially stated in Russian Gov
erbm mt circles that the conviction
is gaining grourd thst war bstween
France aud Germany is inevitable.
Ia addition it is said as fresh
defeat of France might involve a
disastrous result 10 the Russians,
the Cars government will, in the
event If war, preserve entire
liberty of sctioo. 1t will not support
France as an ally, but may, by firm,
reserved attitude prevent Germany
from sending the whole of her army
west of the r inc and even if Frame
should be defeated, alternate ss much
re- possib the Effects of the disaster.
For these reasons it is declared that
Russia will await the outcome of the
different phases OF the Blu garian crisis
with the greatest coo ness, act in such
way as to avoid being inEolved with
Austria or England at the moment
when France aud Germany commence
hostilities.
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THE STATE OF TRADE.
II. g. DUN q CO.'S WEEKLY RE-
PORT OF THE BUSINESS
Done I'm All breaking of Spec
ulatiOn In Wheat, OIL
and Coffee.

NEW YORK, February Is R. G. Dun
&,Co. 3 weekly report OF trade saws
The conspicuous feature Of the weeks
business is the breaking of specul ion
in wheat, oil and coffee. Sales of
wheat here have exceeded $4,000, 900
bushels, with decline of 2fc, parity
recovered, and sales OF coffee have
reached 49S,250 Rags, with decline
of &c in RIO fair. Ope ations in other
markets were moderate in amount,
generally with but fractional smou ats,
In )ugh OIL fell off 2sc. Pork and hog
produces we're strong, though OF late
the advance has been disputed. Stocks
have besn weaker without heavy
transact ns, the uncer ain on come of
the in erstate bill being clearly felt in
gradual selling by investors. Bank
clearlngs grow more irregular, eight
cities besides New YORK and Bot IN
report ng bslo " last year. Pnilsdel-
phiA reports that imp rts Of iron have
st ppsd sp culative buying and the
question is whehe consumption,
though we'll maintained, will equal
the recently Increased produc lou.
PittsburS reports a lighter demand
than three weeks ego, and in some
cas- "a lower pr ce', but wrought pipe
a I'd cts ell b olms and billers are lit
@ stronger. The coal demand here is
full, though stocks have increased
with smaller output than last year; an
improvement in prices is nevertheless
expected.
Ia leather and hides there is little
change, Boston reporting little bet
ter demand, with stocks compare.
lively light. 20 far the movement Of
boots and shoes is about per cent
below last y ar, but encouraging re-
ports come ON statesmen returning
from the West and Sluth, and some
jobbers repar much better sales thsn
a year ago. Cotton is steady; lighter
stocks here are more than bal
auced by the increase of half million
bales in export, foreshadowing smaller
demand from Europe hereafter. Cot.
ton goods are Fl m with better demand
| for bro WINS, and good deliveries of all
gu alities on previous orders. Woolens
as before, are fairly active for women't
dress goods, but orders for the better
grades of worsteds, for ovsrcosts and
heavy suitings, are especially back
ward, in spite Of lower prices.
People who bought ia a week more
coffee than the country consumes in
months, have found it easier to buy
than cell. Wheat Spectators, conf
dent Of foreign war, have kindly en-
abled farmers to sell many millior
bushels at 10 cents advance and are
now dropping their burden. Railroad
earnings are favorable.
The business failures during the las
seven days number for the United
States 222, for Canada 80 sgainss 26'
last week, and 2S6 the corresponding
week of last year. Failures in Oanadi
are large and on the increase. In New
York City there was but one suspen
sion OF consequence. In other sec
tioEs Of the country the casualties ar
about up to the average.
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A BIG DEFAULTER.
WARDEN HOWARD, OF THE
SOuTHERN PENIEENTIARY,
OF Indiana, short in His Accounts
Between $50, 900 and
SSO,GOO.

indianapolis, IND, February IS
LIS. we k'a committee from the State
senate. the msjoritY being comp SD
of Democrats, visited thu Sou EN-
Pepitentiary at JefersODviile, lad,
made an inspection and inVestlRauon.
They reported many lrr gulari les in
Warden Howard's methods, but stated
that nothing 10 the nature of direct
dishonesty WAS discovered. Ihey
f und much to condemn, however al d
the tenor OF the report was shown to
indicate they would recommend the
dismissal of the Wsrden. A few days
siuce a committee from the House of
Representatives, majority of which
is composed of Republican, went to
Jacksonville and commenced a
searching investig alton, and the reve.
lations made up to today caused
Que member of the Committee to ex'
press the belief that Warden Howard
would bs dismissed as soon as pc 81
bile after the report of the COMMITTEES
had been read and acted upon, but no
one was prepared for the startling dis
closures made today. When the Sen
a'e Committee made their inveetiga'
ton they demanded that money be-
longing 10 the State be shown them,
ana after some demurriDg, Howard
went to the bank aud $4,000 was
brought to the committee. The
House Commit "a today discovered
that of this $4,000, not one dollar
belonged either to the State or to the
warden? Sven thousand dollars o.
the money was borI wed from friends
Tor The occasion, and 5000 Of it was 6
certificate of deposit which Howard
obtained from a life time convict
named Saunders, on promise to Sc
cure him pardon. Deputy Aud tol
OF State CJons has been investigating
Towards books, and finds that hi
accounts are short for large eum-
how much it cannot yet be stated, bu
the amount will, it is thought, range
between 100000 and $4,000 Howard
this afternoon rendered Ills resigna
ton, which was accepted by the BosrC
of Directors.
The steward and the director Of tht
prison ara implicated and the Stat,
will be unable to re- )ver any of thu
money, for the reason that the direc
tors entertained very high opinion
of Towards homes ty and allowed hin
to act rs W rden without giving bond
Tonight Howard is under surveillanc
by DIT tet tives, and some OF his friend
are sleo keeping watch on him, fear
ing that he m'y commit suicide. H
is brother of Congressman Howard
snd has been Warden of the Southern
Prison since 1875.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-19
TBIAL BY JURY,

The jury system Is called the palla'
dunn, the bulwark OF our liberties;
but, judging from the abuIe OF jurors
and their vardicts, the bulwark is rs
ucsub ,tautal as the Mississippi
levees, for 1t Is always breaking and
inunds,ing the people with food of
despotIsm. II is the boast Of the
American people, but 1t is more con-
demned and abused than anything
connected with our government. Be-
yond q uestion 1t lacks that impartiali-
ty and wisdom which orators claim for
IL. II has not existed without change
'since the Barons wre,ted magma char.
Ia from King john" az Is often as
serted. The jury was the natural
growth in the process, OF civilization.
The English jury had its origin am ong
tho wild Teutonic tribss or Jutes and
Saxons before they migrated into
Brit lin. BY custom 1t grew into stat
ute law, aud changes were made in
successive reigns until the grand and
patti Jury vera established, But
the system Is by no means
perfect. The fault is not 80
much in the system as the methods in
enforcing 1t. In mos. OF the States an
intelligent man who reads and posts
hlmse on the current events Of the
day cannot Eerve as Juror Ia criminal
cases, which places the palladium, the
bulwark OF our liberties, in the hands
OF the ignorant who can form no in
telligsnt opinion. There should be a
change, some asxibllity injected
into the jury system. In the days Of
TudorJ and thu Plsntagenets tn sre
were at least sixteen different kinds OF
juriss adapted to different classes Of
questions. There was jury OF peers
for the trial of peer, and jury one
half of aliens whore the party to the
suit was snialion; grand asSzs select
ed of gentry, knights and commoners
whers titles, landed estatel were in
question, and jury OF peddlers and
hucksters to try the case whore either
we're cheated In coins or weights; a
jury OF women where pregnancy WAS
30 be determined, and jury of clerks
where the legality of court fees were
disputed; jury of priests where 9
man pleaded the benefit OF clergy
and several other juriss in addition
to our grand and petit jurles. Jurors
should be selected because OF especial
knowledge Of the case, and because
OF the same occupation. A horse case
was once decided in court which
created much amusement, because the
Judge. the attorneys and the jury
knew nothing about horse. The
courts once decided case involving
damages by the collision OF two yes,
sells at sea, Wnen aft Twards tht
sailors explained the cause of the col
lision, the decision was reversed.
There should be an improvement in
ths jury system, an improvement
that will make the system what it was
intended to be. This IA an age o
prog tess; innovations have been made
upon old methods, and there houl {
be q change in the jury system. Ii
every important case we abuse excep
tional and Obi ictiona1le verdicts, vi
abuse jurors but make no effort t.
correct the iuTy system.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-19
RAILROAD APPOINTMENT rs.
Oalcers OF the Kansas city, Mem
phis and Birmi1gh Am Railway.

The following appointments Of Off
cers OF the consolidated Kansas City,
Memphis aud Birmingham railroad
have bean announced by Comptroller
Ford and approved by President Net
Teton:
Cyrus GTusey, w., auditor and cash
Ter, with Office at Birmingham, Ala +,
in charge OF construction accounts.
J. w. Daniel, auditor, with Office at
Mem ohis, Tenn, in charge OF operAt'
ing accounts.
Allan Buckingham, cashier Of opsr-
atipg deparlm snt, with Office at Mem
phis, Tenn.
The following appointments are
made, to take effect on the goth in
slant:
b. L, Winchell, assistant general
passenger end ticket agent.
8. M. Hiobard, general baggage
agent.
II. ID. Ellis, general agent.
Charles Jones, southern passenger
agent
F. E Scott, city passenger Sgent at
Memphis
Office OF assistant general psssep.
ger and ticket agent, and general
baggage agent will be at Kansas Oi'yi
the ot1erS at 81 Madison street, Mem
phis.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-19
NASHVILLE, TENN.
Marion BOyert, Convicted OF MUIR
der TwO Years Ago, Par
dOued-COurt News.
ESPECIAL TO THE APPRAL.l

NASHVILLE Tenn, February 1S-The
Supreme Court today heard argument
in the case Of Messrs. Youpglove,
Demoville aud other druggiste, against
the State. In this case the retail drug
gist, are contending that under the
statutes they ara not liable for taxes
imposed on all regular retail liquor
dealers.
The Supreme Court todsy sustained
the verdict of the court below 10 the
case of the stare We. Laura Pearson,
colored, convicted in the Criminal
Court for Davidson county, and sem
tened to fifteen years in the peniten-
tisry, for killing James Dunn, white,
on MsLsmors It eet, about year agn.
Gov. Psylcr this morning granted a
pardon to Maroon BoYett, convicted
about two years since at Murfreesboro
of the murder OF John Thompson,
and sentenced to ten years in the PEN
itentisry. A petition for the pardon
of Boyett was sigoed by all the men,
bers OF the Committee on Peniten-
tiary, who visited the main prison
yesterday.
Pfof. j. M. s ford wss today reap
pointed State Geologist by Gov. Tay.
lor.
The case of W. @. Morgan VS.. P. P.
Pickard, Comptroller. was heard in
the Circuit Court today, and the de.
muuer to the petition for a mandAmus
was sustained, the wit quashed and
the petition for the same dismissed.
This was an scli IN involving the ply
ment OF s ate tax in case ried b, fore
magistrate in one Of the upper coun-
ties. Two parties had trial upon
some frivolous cause before the mag
istra'e, and the case was dismissed
and the prosecution taxed for the
costs. The execu ion IVES returned
pulla vons, aud the magistrate ceiti-
fed the cnet TO the Criminal Court. 1t
was csrtifi4 ID and cent TO the Comp
troller, but he refused to allow it. An
action was brought TO compel him to
ply. Judge McAllister sustained the
Comptroller.
. "A
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JACKSON. Kiss. ,
The Programme of Ihe Evening
Session of abe DAirymen's
Convention,
ESPECIAL TO THE APPRAL.I

IbfEOlAL luh AEEhALs
JACKSON, Miss, February 18.-The
programme of the evening calling for
general discussion in short addresses,
the following gentlemen spoke: The
Hon. L. s. Coffin, OF Iowa, spoke brief
ly but in feeling, grateful terms OF the
reception OF the North IN de egates in
this State and city, aud spoke hopeful
~ Of the future of the Sou b and of
the whole country. Gen. Stephen d.
Lee spoke briefly OF the possibilities
of Mississippi, the bright prospects in
store for her and of her educs-
onal institu tons for both white
and colored of both sexes. Sem
ator II. II Gray. of Wisconsin,
made numerous and capital addresses.
The Hon. G. II. Gurlee, of Illinois,
president OF the National Butter and
E " Association, invited the Conven-
ton to attend the national convention
of said association in November next
at Manchester, Ia. The Hon. ii. ID.
Sherman, of Monticello, Ia, united in
the invitation and spoke in compli-
ment to the people of Mississippi in
general and OF the State. r. II. Dud-
ley, of Mississippi, made a humorous
speech. Elk Gov. George Pennington,
OF Dakota, made speech in COM
mendation of Mississippi aud of her
people. The Hon. B. B. Herbert,
of Minnesota, made stirring
address, at the conclusion OF which
ne proposed three cheers for the
Union, which was heartily responded
to by oil rising to their feet. The
Hon. W. L. Hemingway, State Treas
urer Of Mississippi, spoke of the great
obstacles which cur people have had
to encounter, which have retarded
progress and maintained that unpre-
csdented progress has BEEN made in
spite of said obstacles and disadvant-
ayes, and he spoke in high COM
meadasion of the colortd race
OF Mississippi as the best
type of his race. He sroke Of the
great advantages for all industries in
Mississippi. He complimented the
visiting delegates and their ladies in
fitting terms. Pes dent W. d Hoard
made a happy concluding address,
whereupon tue convention adjourned
tine de at IL o'clock m. This even
ing's session was one continuous, over.
| fl wing love feast. The convention
wss grand success in it's every detsil,
with nothing to mar it. The North
EN- delegates leave for the Lake
Charles convention by special train at
7 &c ork am. tomorrow via New Or
| leans.
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The House.

The Committee o. Public Printing
reported estimates Of printing reports
of State office and institutions, agree
gatiug, wi h the exc ptiou OF the re-
port OF the Commiss loner OF Agri-
culture, $3.50.
There are three propositions as to
the report on agriculture.
The Senate reso.ut on providiog for
printing report OF 1000 page, esti-
maed cost, $l400.
The House Committee on Agricul-
ture reco nmer d. that the report be
co fiued to 5l2 pages, est m ,ted cost,
5000, while the Ii Iuse Committee on
Printing recommends ttill shorter
report, tsim ated cost, $S40.
BY Mr.. Martin: House joint reso-
luton urging Senators and Repre-
seutativel IN Congress to favor nation
al aid to educatioN, such being recon-.
mended by Gov. Taylor. Lies over.
NEW BILLS.
To deiray the expenses OF the State
Government.
To abolish the charter OF Wsverly.
Requiring the official characters OF
notaries puolic to be certified.
For the reiel OF insurance agents
To increase the jurisdiction of Dir
chit Courts; creating the Twelfth
ChanCery Division introduced by re-
quest of the bar OF FrAnklin).
RESOLUTIONS LYING OVER.
Mr.. Dulaney's resolution discoun-
tenaucing another further opening Of
the ques ton of the boundary line be-
tween Tennessee and Virginia.
A iopted.
House jlint resolution rendering
the Ii 'rmitaRe farm to the United
States q Ivernment. for home for dis.
ab cd soldiers ct the war OF 1912 and
war with Mexico
This bill prov dss that q home ehall
be reserved for Mrs. Sarah Jackson.
This resolution aud the Senate res
oluton tn the same feet, were, on
motion of Mr.. Williams, OF Ffanklin,
referred to the COMMITTEE on Public
Grounds.
To provide for the division and
drawing of seats. The resolution was
adop;ed--yeas, 4e; nays, 40
MECHANICS LIEN LAW.
The House then took up the special
order, Mr.. 0dlum's bill, to provide 9
more just and equitable mechanics
lien law and to at Ird mechanics, con
tractors, subcontrsctors and materia
men grea or security for work done
aud material furnished.
Mr.. Williams, Of Franklin, prese 1ted
a sub THU proposed by The Judiciary
Commit ee.
Mr.. o llum said that the substitute
was entirely satisfactory to him, and Il
", 8 then adopted.
The bill then passed third reading
by a woe Of IS to 2.
Amotion TO re onsider WAS tabled
.SRcTIoN Be It enacted bV the Geserd
(ss,m5 v OF the State Of 7trRss'es, Tina
ecron Hi6 Of the Revised O.d,
ihall read as follows, via Ev
cry journey man cr other person employ q
by such mech tnic, founder or machipist 4
work on the buildings, failures, maohtoo
or improvewe I, or TO furnish msteriii io
the same shall have this lien for bis Wotk'oI
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and physicians their associations, and
mechanics their trades unions. Amid
oil these organizations the farmer
stands disunited aud helpless, q prey
TO corporations, trusts and monopolies.
They fad Themselves subjected to
wrongs and losses, powerless to fix the
price OF their own produce. and unable
to resist giving the prices the or
gained ssllers exact. They find them
selves, says the Wheel, in conflict with
organic ,iions and monopolies which
have grown powerful through specu-
la.ions upon the produce OF their
labor" The Wheel adds: at is time
farmers were learning to think for
themselves, and reaching correct con-
illusions as to their various wants and
necessities, instead Of being led
by influences that are constantly
at work to enrich the shrewd
speculator upon the labor OF
the county and bring beggary and
want to 80 many families and fire.
sides" That paper regards the farm
er as now, at length, driven to the
wall, to that extremity that makes the
most apathetic combative, and 80
driven /. sees that union must come,
II not by choice then from necessity,
and by the power aud might OF union
show a resistive energy and a deter
mination to oppose monopolists and
spt cul stors that will alarm them first
aud crush their power to wrong and
injure ait.rward. So speaks this new
and courageous advocate OF farmers
rights and enemy of farmers' wrongs.
The earnestness aud the strength Of
the appeals now making to the farm
ers must surely arouse them from
their apathy, and once aroused, com
bined and trained, like an army NOV
ing in we'll ordered ranks, they will
better their own position and compel
respect for their Interests and stten-
ton to their welfare.
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BRIEF TELEGRAMS.

Nav York, February 1S.-Rlch-
moLd Terminal officials state that ne
gotiatioDs are in prog ess for the pur-
cnase by that company of the G sorgis
Central Railroad. NJ details can be
Obtained, a. the principal off ars OF
both companies are located in the
South.
Lancaster, Pa, February IS.-An
examination of the Su q iehanns and
Tidewater ca asl sho ws the damage by
ice to bs much greater than e ,st re-
ported, IL is estimsted that $40 GOO
will be required to repair the damage
and put the canal in b ostirg cond ton
New York, February lS.-Chas. II.
Meigs, having obtained judgment
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GERMANY.
The Government and the Coming
elections.

BERLIN, February IS The Prussisn
Provincial Governor Issued circular
advising officials of the unusual ion
portsuce of the coming elections for
the Rsichstag, urging them to refrain
from doing anything TO Sssist opponents
OF the COVE nment ministries. Otter
G elman Ststes have adopted timilsr
course. The National LibAra Com
m ttee Of Lubbock, sent to Bismarck a
copy of pIacsrd posted on the walls
of that city by Progressists, qloing
from the pretended manifesto of the
Emperor the statement that there
was no war impending. Bismarck i'm
mediately tslegrspned though
out Lubbock, stating that the
alleged declaration OF the Emperor was
an absolute invention, Toe Post de-
nounces the lying methods resorted to
By the Progressiats and Center mem
bers. "The latter" it says, 10 adher-
ing to the triennste are especially as
siduous in their efforts to reduce the
impor ance Of re Pope's declarations
in the eyes of Catholics.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-19

In all diseases of the nasal mucous
mambr ,ne the remedy used must be
non.irIitatiug. The med cal prof ion
has b ,en slow 10 learn this. Nothiog
satisfactory can he accomplished with
donches, suuffs, powders, syiipges, as
tringeuIe, or any similar application,
b, cause III y are all irritating, do not
thoroughly reach the affected surfaces
and should be alb ndoued rs worse
than failures A multitu ie OF persous
VINO have foryssrs borne all the worry
aud pain that cstarrh can sffi ct, tesli-
~ TO radical and permanent cures
wrought by Ely's Cream Balm.